Adjectives and Adverbs
📘 Adjectives and Adverbs
🟢 What is an Adjective?
Adjectives describe or give more information about nouns (people, places, things).
✅ Examples:
| Noun |
Adjective |
Example Sentence |
| car |
fast |
It’s a fast car. |
| dress |
beautiful |
She wore a beautiful dress. |
| weather |
cold |
The cold weather surprised me. |
🔵 What is an Adverb?
Adverbs describe or give more information about verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
They often answer: how? when? where? how often?
✅ Examples:
| Verb |
Adverb |
Example Sentence |
| run |
quickly |
He ran quickly to the station. |
| speak |
clearly |
She speaks clearly. |
| arrive |
late |
They arrived late. |
🧠 How to Form Adverbs
Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective.
| Adjective |
Adverb |
| slow |
slowly |
| happy |
happily |
| careful |
carefully |
❗ Exceptions / Irregular Forms:
| Adjective |
Adverb |
| good |
well |
| fast |
fast |
| hard |
hard |
| late |
late |
🆚 Adjective vs. Adverb – Comparison
| Example |
Type |
Explanation |
| She is a careful driver. |
Adjective |
Describes the noun "driver" |
| She drives carefully. |
Adverb |
Describes how she drives |
| This pizza is good. |
Adjective |
Describes the noun "pizza" |
| He sings well. |
Adverb |
Describes how he sings |
✍️ Practice Sentences
- The baby is happy. (Adjective)
- The baby smiles happily. (Adverb)
- They had a quick lunch.
- He eats very quickly.
💡 Tips
- Ask “what kind of?” → Use an adjective
- Ask “how? when? where? how often?” → Use an adverb
